Color Basics
Red, yellow, and blue
What are the primary colors?
Green
What color do you get when you mix blue and yellow?
The complementary color
What should you add to neutralize a color without using black?
Colors opposite each other on the color wheel
What are complementary colors?
Warm colors
What type of colors often feel energetic or exciting?
A circular diagram that shows color relationships
What is the color wheel?
Purple
What color do you get when you mix red and blue?
Adding too many colors without cleaning your brush
What causes muddy colors?
Colors next to each other on the color wheel
What are analogous colors?
Cool colors
What type of colors often feel calm or peaceful?
Orange, green, and purple
What are the secondary colors?
Orange
What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?
Black
What color should you not add if you want a bright color to stay vibrant?
Red and green
What is an example of complementary colors?
To create strong contrast and make something stand out
Why might an artist use complementary colors?
A color made by mixing a primary and a secondary color
What is a tertiary color?
A darker version of a color made by adding black
What is a shade?
Water
Blue, blue-green, and green
What is an example of an analogous color scheme?
Because warm colors seem closer and cool colors seem farther away
Why do artists use warm and cool colors to show space?
The property of color that describes its name, like red or blue
What is hue?
A lighter version of a color made by adding white
What is a tint?
Mixing all colors together usually makes this
What is brown or gray?
A color scheme that uses three evenly spaced colors on the wheel
What is a triadic color scheme?
Color choice helps communicate mood, emotion, and meaning
Why is color important in art and design?